The Quality School: Managing Students Without Coercion (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Picture the students in a required academic class at a randomly selected secondary school as a gang of street repair workers..." (more)
Key Phrases: nonworking students, quality schoolwork, doing quality work, Edwards Deming, Quality Education Is the Only Answer, World War (more...)

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"This should be required reading by every school administrator, every teacher, every board member and all university faculty involved in the training of teachers."--Dr. Albert Mamary, Superintendent of Schools, Johnson City, New York --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Description

Denouncing conventional coercive teaching methods as counterproductive, an education expert advocates a less adversarial method of education. By the author of Positive Addiction. Reprint.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial; 2nd/Expnd edition (September 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060969555
• ISBN-13: 978-0060969554
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #796,405 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for those Committed Reforming Education, December 11, 2000

By	Amateo S. Seno "[e-mail]" (CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Quality School (Paperback)

Following on Dr. Demming's principle that "Quality is Job #1," Glasser lays out a practical approach to revitalizing education in the same way that Demming revitalize the Japanese auto industry in post-WWII. By eliminating coersion, and stimulating pride in one's workmanship by emphasizing quality at every level, from student upto superintendent, it is possible improve the quality of education for all students. It is a humane approach to dealing with problems that plague our schools today: apathy, rebelliousness, low skill and so forth. Glasser boldly demands of us to abandon failing boss tactics that riddle our school for something that will bring the best in everyone.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great understanding, October 30, 1996

By A Customer

This book demonstrates how important it is to be involved with students' quality worlds. He has a great understanding of what our educational system should be like. We need kids to continually strive to do quality work. Teachers need to be seen as leaders; not boss managers. I have a totaly different view about how I should teach and what to expect from my students. Dr. Glasser proves throughout this book how important a quality school is. He also gives guidelines on how to achieve this goal. This book is a must for every teacher in our nation

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended!, April 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Quality School (Paperback)

A copy of this book should be smuggled onto the desks of EVERY principal and superintendant. Suggests ways in which to manage schools so that students are excited about their work and want to go to school! Readers will realize that responsibility should be spread throughout the school system and not placed directly on the shoulders of the teachers! Wonderful reading!